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Listen to Tony Abbott avoiding questions about carbon tax, and about Julian Assange

Tony Abbott day on Hackhttp://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hack/stories/s3540346.htm 06/07/2012 reporter: Sophie McNeill and Michael Atkin Since the price on carbon came into effect last weekend, Tony Abbott has been touring the country campaigning against the tax that he says will wipe out whole towns, close down industries and cause prices to go up and up and up so what’s his plan to tackle global warming?